orientation to the health and career education 8 and 9 irp 2005

Orientation to theOrientation to theHealth and Career Education 8 and 9

IRP

2005

Part 1: What Is HCE 8 and 9?

How does Health and Career Education

8 and 9 fit into the K-12 Education Plan?

How was HCE 8 and 9 developed?

What’s the difference between HCE 8 and 9 and CAPP 8 and 9?

What topics does HCE 8 and 9 address?

How does HCE 8 and 9 fit into the K to 12 Education Plan?

• all students are required to take HCE 8 and 9

• HCE 8 and 9 replaces the 8-9 portion of Career and Personal Planning 8-12 (1995)


How was HCE 8 and 9 developed? • based on recommendations from the Personal

Planning K to 7/Career and Personal Planning 8 to 12 Curriculum Review Report (2001)

• written by a team of educators

• draft was reviewed by partners in education, including parents, students, and stakeholder groups

• revised based on responses received

• optional implementation begins September 2005

• full implementation begins September 2006


What’s the difference between

HCE 8 and 9 and CAPP 8 and 9?

• Education and Careers

• Health

• Planning Process• Personal

Development• Career

Development

HCE 8 and 9 (2005)

Curriculum Organizers

CAPP 8 and 9 (1997)

Curriculum Organizers


How does HCE 8 and 9 relate to earlier and later grades?

• some topics appear at more than one grade to emphasize their importance and to allow for developmental learning

• HCE K-7 (2006—draft under development)

• HCE 8 and 9 (2005)


• Planning 10 (2004)

• continuum of learning from K to 10

What topics does HCE 8 and 9 address?

Health and Career Education 8 and 9:

At a Glance


Overall Objective for HCE 8 and 9

• informed decision making

• accessing information

• personal responsibility

to develop attitudes, skills, and knowledge that will help students to make a successful transition into the Graduation years:


Curriculum Organizer:Education and Careers

suggested timeframe: grade 8 = approx 7 hours grade 9 = approx 9 hours

• exploring careers (e.g., job shadowing, volunteering)

• relating employability skills to school, leisure, and future jobs

students learn about ways of supporting their

education and career options: • support networks

• relating personal attributes to education and career options


Curriculum Organizer: Healthsuggested timeframe:

grade 8 = approx 38 hours grade 9 = approx 36 hours

• characteristics of healthy lifestyles

• healthy eating

• healthy sexual decision making

• healthy relationships

helping students learn how to make informed

decisions about their health: • prevention of HIV and

STIs• road safety• responding to

emergencies• safe communications• job safety• substance misuse

preventionPart 1: What Is HCE 8 and 9?

Part 2: What’s in the HCE 8 and 9 IRP?

What is an IRP?

What are the components of the Health and Career Education 8 and 9 IRP?

What Is an IRP?

• are provincial curriculum documents

• set provincial standards for what students are expected to know and be able to do

• are written by educators

• are produced by the Ministry of Education

IRP stands for Integrated Resource Package. IRPs:


What are the components of the HCE 8 and 9 IRP?

• Introduction

– Recommended Learning Resources (Grade Collections)

– Selected Web Sites

• Classroom Assessment Model

• Learning Resources

• Prescribed Learning Outcomes

– Rationale– Goals– Curriculum

Organizers– Suggested Timeframe– Considerations for

Program Delivery


• Glossary

– Key Elements– Suggested

Achievement Indicators

• Student Achievement

Introduction

• Curriculum Overview

• a graphic organizer—Health and Career Education 8 and 9: At a Glance

• Considerations for Program Delivery

provides general information about the IRP, including:


Curriculum Overview

• rationale for the subject

• goals

• descriptions of curriculum organizers and suborganizers

• suggested timeframe for each curriculum organizer

provides specific information about HCE 8 and 9, including:


Suggested Timeframe

• average number of hours per curriculum organizer

• provided to help teachers plan for instruction and assessment

• time totals 45 hours for each grade to allow for flexibility

• suggested only Part 2: What’s in the HCE 8 and 9 IRP?

Curriculum Organizer

Suggested Timeframe (average)

GRADE 8

Education and Careers 7 hours

Health 38 hours

GRADE 9

Education and Careers 9 hours

Health 36 hours

Considerations for Program Delivery

• working with the school and community

• working with the Aboriginal community

• information and communications technology

• copyright

• addressing local needs

• involving parents/guardians

• establishing a positive classroom climate

• confidentiality

• inclusion, accessibility, and equity

information to help schools plan for program delivery, including:


Prescribed Learning Outcomes

• legally mandated content standards

• required attitudes, skills, and knowledge

• what students are expected to know and be able to do

• expectations for all students


Key Elements

• descriptions of content

• help determine the intended depth and breadth of prescribed learning outcomes

• by curriculum organizer and suborganizer

• can be used as a course overview or outline


Achievement Indicators• identify specific level of

attitudes, skills, or knowledge in relation to a corresponding prescribed learning outcome

• one learning outcome can have several achievement indicators

• help guide classroom assessment

• suggested, not prescribed


Classroom Assessment Model

• a series of units for each grade provided to help teachers plan classroom assessment

• presented by grade, curriculum organizer, and suborganizer/topic

• addresses all of the prescribed learning outcomes for each grade

• suggestions only



• case studies• role plays• guest speakers• charts• research projects• journals• brainstorming

• presentations• discussions• worksheets• posters, models,

diagrams• simulations• debates

includes a variety of assessment tasks to address a range of learning styles and to help make learning relevant for all students



• teacher assessment

• self-assessment • peer assessment• journals, learning

logs

• personal contracts

• written and oral tests• questionnaires• portfolios• student-teacher

conferences• individual and group

presentations

includes a variety of assessment approaches to promote assessment for learning and assessment as learning, and to help students promote their own achievement


Assessment Overview Table suggestions and guidelines for classroom-based assessment and grading


Assessment Units

• arranged by suborganizer and topic

• each section addresses clusters of learning outcomes and achievement indicators


Assessment Units

• Planning for Assessment provides information to set up the assessment task

• each Assessment Strategy directly corresponds the activity in the Planning for Assessment column

• assessment strategies list specific criteria for teacher, peer, or self-assessment


Assessment Units

• recommended learning resources relate to the specific learning outcomes for that section but not necessarily to the assessment activities


Assessment Units

• sample assessment instruments are provided at the end of each grade

• contain criteria specific to one or more of the suggested assessment activities for that grade


Learning Resources• Grade Collections (recommended learning

resources) for HCE 8 and 9

• include some newly recommended resources and some resources previously recommended for CAPP 8 and 9

• Current as of March 2005; for latest updates go tohttp://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp_resources/lr/resource/gradcoll.htm

a sample of the recommended learning resources for HCE 8 and 9


http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp_resources/lr/resource/gradcoll.htm














• suggested web sites to support the curriculum

• for teachers and/or students

• suggested only: web sites do not have recommended status and need local approval

Learning Resources


Glossary

• defines selected terms used in the IRP


For more information

Full text of all current IRPs and other

curriculum information is available

at

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp.

htm

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp.htm












orientation to the health and career education 8 and 9 irp 2005

Documents

career education

developmental learning

education plan

ministry of education

personal planning

career options

portion of career

hours grade